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Name: Face the dragon
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Joyce Sweeney

After skipping the ninth grade and entering high school in an accelerated program for gifted students, fourteen-year-old Eric and his best friend Paul seem to undergo a dynamic change in their relationship.

First publish date: 1990

Authors: Joyce Sweeney

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